Aspen is currently living with me. It was a little awkward at first, because, uhm. I, uhm. I showed her, uh, how, uhm, I am currently living. Uhm. Yeah. I introduced her to two friends of mine, and, uhm.
Uhm. Uhm, I do not know how to explain. Uhm. Uhm, maybe, uhm, I tell you later.
Anyway, she, uhm, is currently my co-pilot. We had our first flight together yesterday, which was, uhm, eventful, to say the least. The dickfaces Auxenia is working with were around at the Manhattan grid and immediately took a weirdly obsessive interest in Aspen, and, uhm, Yeah. Lots of smugglers around, lately, too.
We also went to Dublin, because I thought she could use a few good vibes. Naturally, that had to backfire, too, because the Hood got destroyed by Corsairs. She told me about her memories of racing with you there, and celebrating on the Hood. Even that is over now.
I let her take the controls of the Kay and she did one last, almost perfect lap through the race track - with a gunboat! We even had an audience!
Anway, Kristoff.
I am still waiting for you. Waiting for you to say "yes" instead of not saying that immediately when I asked the question. I was not lying when I said I will be waiting for you. Really. And, uhm, the Kay could use a third crew member. We kind of have a very neat dress code here, too. You should see how Aspen looks now. Not much of a nerd anymore, but a... very pleasant to look at woman! I think I managed to talk her out of fighting windmills and instead into trying to enjoy life. Her time down on Erie was a living nightmare. She deserves better, now.
And you do, too. You know my opinion on Revanent and the Technomancy. I know they are your family, and that you desperately want to impress them and prove them wrong. But I wonder how many times she needs to put your life at risk over stupid things like an Order pilot sitting at Freeport 14, not intending to leave. That really was the moment where I realized she just looks for pawns to do her bidding. When she tried to hire me to get rid of Empress, who literally just sat there in her little fighter. She did not want to sully her own hands. Why do that, when there are pawns on the board.
I really hope you understand that at some point, too. To the Technomancy, you are nothing but a pawn on the board.
